Mount Rose Summit is a mountain pass

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...

 located in the Carson Range

Carson Range

The Carson Range is a spur of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California and western Nevada that starts at Luther Pass and West Carson Canyon and goes to the Truckee River...

 near Mount Rose

Mount Rose (Washoe County, Nevada)

Mount Rose is a mountain located in the Carson Range east of the California-Nevada border and is within the Mount Rose Wilderness. An extinct volcano, the mountain is located between Lake Tahoe and Reno;...

 and Slide Mountain

Slide Mountain (Nevada)

Slide Mountain is a peak in the Carson Range near Reno, in Washoe County, Nevada. The Mount Rose Ski Tahoe resort is located on this mountain...

 northeast of Incline Village. The 8911 ft (2,716 m)-high pass is traversed by State Route 431

Nevada State Route 431

State Route 431 , commonly known as the Mount Rose Highway, is a 24.4 mile two lane highway in Washoe County, Nevada that connects Incline Village-Crystal Bay at Lake Tahoe with Reno. The highway, a Nevada Scenic Byway, takes its name from Mount Rose, which lies just off the highway...

, which is the highest point of the highway and the highest mountain pass open year-round in the Sierra Nevada. The saddle itself features a parking lot and a small building which both serve as a highway stop. A dirt road leading to the Mount Rose Ski Resort

Mount Rose Ski Resort

Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is the closest ski resort to Reno, Nevada. It is located about 30 miles south of Reno in the Carson Range. Mt. Rose is Tahoe's highest base elevation at about and the summit is...

ends near the northern section of the summit.